Wanting to be 120 pounds
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kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »SoulRadiation wrote: »I want this too. Except I haven't made many efforts lately.
What is holding you back? Time/energy? Opportunity/place to exercise?
Maybe if you can identify your barriers you can strategize how to defeat them.
Energy was a big one for me at first...cleaning up the diet a bit and getting a couple of weeks of solid sleep really helped me out of the gate.
Now I'm just trying to keep it up...
This is key, isn't it? I can't figure out whats up with me. I know how to do this, I've lost almost 45 pounds, and I still have a bunch to go, but I can't seem to make it through a whole week anymore. Can't seem to find the motivation to workout and then I indulge in the stress snacks....then I say *kitten* it, whats the point and drink some wine and think, I'll start tomorrow. Tomorrow keeps repeating.
For me it's definitely the alcohol. I know exactly how to lose weight to. I just have to do it. And stop drinking wine every night. UGH...
Have you tried mixing the wine with seltzer or flavored sugar-free soda? I tried it the other night, cab with cherry and it was actually ok, stretched 4 oz into 10!1 -
I totally understand! I am 5foot 4in and have always wanted to be a dress size smaller than I am. I have never achieved this goal and constantly get upset with myself when months of weighing food and regular exercise to create a calorie deficit produces no results! I can only hope that long term discipline will eventually pay off and if I find that I look too thin, well then I'll have a great time putting some weight back on again!
My advice would be "live in the now". Tomorrow something else may happen to derail your efforts, you can only control what happens now, so forget about outside factors and things going on to dictate your food choices. If your strong to resist temptation then you can go to bed knowing you had one good day!
Sorry for the lengthy reply and I hope it powers you a little to push through those days when we all just want to eat the entire contents of the kitchen!1 -
Keep pushing. 120 lbs is all yours.1
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jenibethbu wrote: »I am always in awe when I hear a female weighs 120 or 115 lbs! It seems like these are "ideal" weights...However at almost 5'8, I would look like I was on death's doorstep!
I disagree a little. I am the same height and many people consistently said I looked great when I hit 120. Fortunately I listened to my body and gained back another 10 because I ached when I moved... And then people started saying I'd slipped and would get fat again!! I didn't. But I am glad I listened to my body. Just goes to show how different people's perceptions can be.2 -
I haven't lost any weight the last 2 weeks at all0
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That's my goal weight too!
You can do it! (:1 -
I believe you both can do it! Stay strong.1
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I wish I could have that article. I keep looking and back over everything. So I have you guys look into it. But I'm going to try it m. Weigh 139 and trying to get between 114 and 120 and I'm also 5'6"5 -
kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »I just want to make it through a week feeling like i've been successful in my efforts! But I hear ya.
I want this too. Except I haven't made many efforts lately.
Yes me to but I keep failing1 -
What magical thing happens at 120 lbs?2
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I'm super short and I look deathly ill at 120 (5'3") - believe it or not, I look my most fit/lean around 145, but numbers on a scale are all relative. I pay more attention to how clothes fit than anything else.2
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Goals aren't fixed and permanent, unless you get there and like how you look and feel. Go for it and reassess periodically.1
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I'm 5'4" and I weigh 114.6lbs. I wasn't really trying to get to a certain number, but naturally my body is at a comfortable weight. I used to be 163lbs after having my 3rd kid. It took me a few years, but I have never felt so healthy and happy. I jog moderately and do light weights at home, that's all. I pretty much eat whatever I want, but I try to keep calories at my maintenance. (1500). I've found that patience is key and don't stress about not having a quick loss. It took a long time for you to gain the weight, give it time to lose it as well. Good luck!0
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I'm 5'7 and 125 and I don't look deathly Ill so it's crazy to me that a lot of you way shorter do. Hmmm.
But if you want to be 120 go for it
Where are you now? Just don't be mad or upset or give up if you don't do it in your time frame.
You got this though...of 120 is your goal that you want then that's the goal you should go for. *kitten* everyone else.1 -
120lb for me is 15.4 BMI. They say that's underweight.
I don't generally trust BMI, but it may be on to something.3 -
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Currently I am 117 pounds at 5'5". I was 170 pounds in 2010. If I could do it, then so could anyone. As long as it's not an unhealthy goal weight.1
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1Wildthang wrote: »I haven't lost any weight the last 2 weeks at all
It took me several years to lose over fifty pounds. Patience and determination are very important factors in my weight loss. Those many years are a remind for me not to go back to bad habits I had. I don't want to throw away all those years for nothing. They were a journey and not a temporary diet trial. It's a long haul with many ups and downs.2 -
I guess I've been stressed out lately2
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I want to drop down to 120 as well. It seems like a low number, but I am 5"4. When I was 135 I still had somewhat of a belly.0
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